Sleep Paralysis, Fear, and Spirituality
February 26, 2010 by Ryan Hurd
Filed under sleep paralysis
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The following is an excerpt from my soon-to-be published ebook, Sleep Paralysis: A Dreamer’s Guide. This section illustrates how sleep paralysis is a complex set of experiences that includes body paralysis, waking hallucinations, and the fear that connects these two strands together, reinforcing the nightmarish aspects of the condition.
Sleep Paralysis Treatment – Dreams of Being Held Down
January 22, 2010 by Ryan Hurd
Filed under sleep paralysis
Sleep Paralysis is a troubling sleep condition that is deeply misunderstood in our culture. Experienced by millions as an incubus attack or being “ridden by a witch,” sleep paralysis (SP) has biological causes that are related to sleep hygiene, stress, and insomnia.
In SP, the dreamer is aware of the body’s paralysis that normally comes with REM (dreaming) sleep. This paralysis is what keeps us from acting out our dreams: a pretty important evolutionary skill that prevents us from injuring ourselves or our sleeping partners when we are dreaming about hunting tigers and bears.
